PARIS — The Eiffel Tower was shut down to visitors Wednesday because of a strike over contract negotiations, the day the Paris monument marks 100 years since the death of its creator, Gustave Eiffel. Tourists can still access the glass-enclosed esplanade beneath the tower, but access to the 300-meter (984-foot) landmark itself is closed until … Read more
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PowerPoint for the web now lets users insert videos with closed captions and subtitles into presentations, reports Windows Central. It should make presentations created in the Microsoft 365 suite more accessible to Deaf people or those hard of hearing, but the feature also offers other benefits. You can add closed captions in multiple languages, allowing … Read more
French startup Mistral AI has officially closed its much anticipated Series A funding round. The company has raised €385 million, or $415 million at today’s exchange rate — according to Bloomberg, it values the company at roughly $2 billion. Mistral AI is also opening up its commercial platform today. As a reminder, Mistral AI raised … Read more
PANAMA CITY — Canada’s First Quantum Minerals Ltd. announced Friday it has requested arbitration proceedings to fight a Panamanian decision to halt a major open-pit copper mine concession in Panama or obtain damages. First Quantum said one arbitration was requested under the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement. It has also started proceedings before the International Court … Read more
Updated: November 22, 2023 2:08 PM EST | Originally published: November 22, 2023 1:53 PM EST NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — A vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on the American side of a U.S.-Canada bridge in Niagara Falls Wednesday, prompting the closing of four border crossings in the area, authorities said. The blast happened on the … Read more
Summary Dominic Purcell expresses gratitude for the success of the original Prison Break but closes the chapter on his involvement in the reboot. The Prison Break reboot will be a new story within the world of the original show, potentially returning to familiar locations like Fox River State Penitentiary. The reboot could focus on a … Read more
German news agency dpa has reported that the airport in the northern city of Hamburg has been closed to passengers and flights have been canceled after a vehicle broke through security and entered the premises ByThe Associated Press November 4, 2023, 5:01 PM Police guard the scene of a security breach at the Hamburg Airport, … Read more
An independent probe has found “serious failings” in how NatWest Group’s private and exclusive Coutts Bank shut down the account of the right-wing British politician Nigel Farage ByPAN PYLAS Associated Press October 27, 2023, 6:48 AM FILE – Nigel Farage speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, March 3, 2023, at National Harbor … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of people in northern Gaza are fleeing in buses, cars and on foot, crowding onto narrow roads leading south after Israel’s evacuation warning. The Israeli military said it is preparing a “wide range” of offensive plans “for the next stages of the war, with an emphasis on significant ground operations,” though it … Read more
Early Tuesday afternoon several lanes on I-285 westbound near Roswell Road were shut down. Sandy Springs city officials confirmed that the lanes were shut down due to damage at the Mt. Vernon Bridge over I-285. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Georgia Department of Transportation 511 cameras show there were delays … Read more